Cherepovetsky District

Cherepovetsky District (Russian: Черепове́цкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Belozersky District in the north, Kirillovsky District in the northwest, Sheksninsky District in the east, Poshekhonsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast in the southeast, Breytovsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast in the south, Vesyegonsky District of Tver Oblast in the southwest, Ustyuzhensky District in the west, and with Kaduysky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 7,640 square kilometers (2,950 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Cherepovets (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 41,025(2010 Census); 40,871 (2002 Census); 48,336(1989 Census).

Cherepovetsky District
Череповецкий район
Location of Cherepovetsky District in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 59°11′20″N 37°38′32″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVologda Oblast
EstablishedAugust 1, 1927
Administrative centerCherepovets
Area
  Total7,640 km2 (2,950 sq mi)
Population
  Total41,025
  Estimate 
(2018)
38,911 (−5.2%)
  Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions26 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities557 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asCherepovetsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID19656000
Websitehttp://www.cherra.ru/
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